In 1903, Danbury native Alexander White donated three acres of land for the newly established Danbury Normal School (now Western Connecticut State University). The following year construction on the building on campus known as Old Main began (it was completed in 1905). Designed by the Boston architectural firm of Hartwell, Richardson & Driver, it is the oldest building on the university’s midtown campus and houses numerous administrative offices, such as the Registrar, Cashier and Admissions.
Fairfield Hall, on the campus of Western Connecticut State University, is a residence hall built in 1917. The cupola atop the colonial revival-style building was featured on the university’s old logo, before a rebranding in 2018. Fairfield Hall was WCSU’s first residence hall and originally accommodated 84 students, all women. The building was renovated in 1957 with 46 units being added. It was renovated again in 2008 and is now a coed dorm for first year students.
White Hall, a building on the campus of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, was erected in 1923-1925 as Danbury High School. By the 1960s, growth in Danbury’s population led to the construction of a new High School on Clapboard Ridge, which was dedicated in 1965. The former High School building was purchased by the university in 1964. Named in honor of Alexander White, the school’s original benefactor, it serves as a multi-purpose academic building.
